At the beginning of Welcome Week, my dad drove our family past a wall of older students who were grinning, waving banners and demanding that we “Honk for Furness College!”. I avoided these...
Magical Musings
Frequently these days, I’ve seen ‘J. K. Rowling’ trending on Facebook. My first reaction is disbelief (‘what did she tweet this time?’) and then excitement as I realise another portal to...
Book Review: Stoner
The eponymous hero of Stoner is dead when the novel begins. In his life, he was a university instructor: a teacher that ‘few students remember’. It was a teacher who recommended that...
Creative Column: “TV Dinner” by Joanne Skelton
blinded by a dripping forehead
she ignores her ballooning knees
her thighs are glued to the floor
like her eyes trapped by the screen
she adores the paraded models
although they can...